Racing Club midfielder Agustin Pelletieri is a match for top ‘keepers

Forget Petr Cech in the Champions League final or Gianluigi Buffon’s saves against England in the Euros, a new goalkeeping hero has been born – Racing Club defensive midfielder Agustin Pelletieri.

Agustin Pelletieri saves a late penalty before pouncing on the rebound (Picture: Youtube)

The 30-year-old showed he is wasted in the middle of the park yesterday, as he not only made a penalty save, but sprung up to pounce on the loose ball like any of the world’s top stoppers.

Pelletieri took over the gloves from normal number one, Jorge De Olivera, who had been sent off in the dying minutes of their home clash against San Martin San Juan, after bringing down forward Claudio Riano.

Racing Club lead 3-1 at the time, but the visitors would have been right back in contention to snatch a point had Gaston Caprari converted the spot-kickAnd let’s face it, he would have been pretty confident of slotting the ball past a 30-year-old holding midfielder.But Pelletieri proved more than a match for the red-faced Caprari.Video:Watch Pelletieri’s penalty heroics here